Storage and handling of motor vehicles



Ma r ch 4, 1930. CRMG 1,149,324

STORAGE AND HANDLING QF MOTOR VEHICLES Filed Aug. 1, 1924 p,a,, ed 1v1,,.4,191 1,749,324

;; I IT DYSTATES PATENT OFFICE w BERT Q3 I i 01 DeYroN, OHIO 3AGE nun Haunting o'rvurotron VEHICLES I Iip naeqened August 1, 1924." s rial No. 729,524.

tThe' object of this inventionfis to provide covered by my Patent 1,237,022, Aug. 14, a system..-for the storage andhandling, of 1917. It consists of four shoes 14 carried automobiles, whereby the area of the storage on wheels 15 running on the circular track space is more completely used forthe storage 16. The shoes 14 are secured to the frame 17 ofcars, no space is required for turning, backwhich has a central eye fitting loosely over -ing,and maneuvering cars within the garage, the fiXedpivot pin 18. vehicles arehandled into or out of the garage In operation, when a vehicle enters the -with1ease anddispatch, and all liability of garagelthe transfer table is moved, manudamagejto the vehicles themselves is avoided. ally or otherwise, along the rails until it is :1 Further andjother objects and advantages opposite the particular parking space the car i of the present invention will hereafter apis to occupy. The car is then driven up the pear in thei'accompanyingspecification and inclined runways ,onto the turntable and Y claims, and in the drawings which by way of stopped with one wheel of the car on each of illustration show whatInow consider to bea the four shoes 14. The turntable'and car 5 preferred embodiment of the invention; are then turned degrees and the car moved 65 general, -myinvention comprises a into its individual space without any maneutransfer table carrying a turntable operable vering. It, then stands .as shown at 19 in in'connection with a storage space within the Fig. 1. To remove a car from its parking garage so that any car may be parked in or space the above operationsare performed in 20 removed from its individual spacein minireverse order. i

I mum time, with little effort, and without dis- In the operation described above the transturbing any other cars parked in adjacent for table is moved to the place it is required 1 pspaces. f t Q before the car-is on it, but, if desired, the In the drawings, which illustrate the contransfer table may be used for transporting 5 .25 struction and operation of my invention, cars from one location to another anywhere '75 Fig'. 1 is a perspectiveview of a portion'of within the reach of the trackway, as, for in- ,a garage showing transfer turntable instance, when aicar is disabled and it is destalled. I sired tomove to or from a shop in the rear. Fig.2, is a plan view of the transfertable In-operation it is necessary to brake the Q 30 with turntable, inclined runways, and track. 7 transfer table to prevent its moving when a so I Fig. 3 is a view as indicated by 33 in car isbeing runon or off. This is automati- V Fig. 2, showing the automatic braking cally provided forby the yielding runways a p I I V 7 supported by resilient members 9. The Y The apparatus illustrated comprises a gamembers9 carry the runways 7 so their ends s5 rage 1. provided with two parallel parking 20 are just clear of the floor 10. When the s5 spaces 2, spaced apart to leave the aisle 3 prowheels of an automobile roll onto said runvided with tracks ion which travels the ways, the lower ends 20 are depressed and transfer table 5 carrying the turntable 6. held firmly in contact with the floor until the Thetransfer table is. provided with inwheels roll off the runways. Thus it willbe 40 clined runways 7 attached ,yieldingly to the seen that the device provides a brake that is so wtransfer table at 8 and supported byv springs automatically applied in contact with the '9 so as to be normally out of contact with the floor when needed and automatically refloor 10. g I leased when no longer required. The transfer table consists of a framework The foot brake 12 is applied by button 13,

'45 mounted on wheels 11 running on tracks 4. foot operated, whenever the automatic brake One or more of thewheels are provided with may not be suitable, as for instance, when I foot brakes .12 operated by buttons 13 for a the transfer table is being moved, either purpose hereafter explained; loaded or unloaded, and it is desired to stop Any suitable turntable may be provided, itat any particular point. t 50. the preferred type being as shown, which is In accordance with the provisions of the 11*) patent statutes, I have herein described the principle of operation of my invention; to gether with the apparatus which I now-iconsider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but I desire to have it understood that the apparatus'disclosed is only illustrative and that theinvention may be carriedout by other means. Also,,while it is designed to use the various features and elements inthe combinations and relations described, sorne of these may be altered and others-omitted'-,-- and some of the features of each modification may be embodied in the others'without' interfering with the-more general results'outlined, and the invention extends to such use.v :I claim as myinvention: a l t 1. apparatus of the. class described, comprising in combinatibnrmeahs to transport a; wheeled vehicle, and means to turn said vehicle *while on jsaid transporting means, said turning means comprising a turntable havinga vrotatable frame, "a p'lurality of wheeledinemhersfast to said frame and rotatable therewith;v wheeledi members? serving to support the vehicle Wheels out of contact with said transportingmeans while said turntable-isbeing rotated); said transporting me'ans providing an unbroken upper surfaceupon which'the wheels of the vehicle may roll" whilefnot on said wheeled members andnpon which the Wheels of said wheeled members may roll while the turning means is being turned. 1 i I 2. combination a transfer table, and a turntable for wheeled vehicles-mounted for rotationon said transfer table; ,said turn face providing an unbroken track upon which the wheels of said supports may roll while the turntable is being turned.

6. A machine of the class described comprisingin'combination, a transfer table, and a turntable for wheeled vehicles mounted for rotation thereon; said, turntable comprising a plurality. of wheeledf "supportsyifor. the wheels ofthe vehicle and means to hold said wheeled supports in spaced alignment. while thevehic'le'isrolling on or off said turntable said transfer table comprising a smooth surface upon'whiclrthewvheels of the vehicle may rollwhileinotonsaid supports, said surface providing an unbroken track upon which the wheels said sup orts l mayi. roll whilst-hetiirntahleisvbeingturned" I "Z; The; invention setxforth inreclainirfi' tin whi aseparatewheeled support-is providietltifor'r eachwheeli ofithe vehiclaa r In testimony whereof l' hereunto affix my 7 signature." v U j tnoiannronixnaratable comprising a; pivot member and aziplue rality: of vehicle wheel supporting members guided for rotation -abont said pivot--mem-,

her; said transfer table including surface upon which the: wheels of the vehicle may roll whilenot on" said supporting members, said snrfaiceprroviding an unbroken upon' whi'ch'the wheels of said members may roll while the turntable is being tnrnel.

3 The invention set forth in claim '2, in which said supporting; members comprise wheeled shoes. I 1

l 4. Thefinvention set forth in claim 2., in

which said supporting members: comprise shoes: carried by wheels having axes radial from said pivot member. 1 j H 5. In a'm-achin-e for handling wheeledi vehicles, in combination, a transfer table, and a turntable: mounted for rot'ation thereon; said turntable comprising-a plurality of. supportsif'or the wheels oflthe vehicle to be turned, said supports being channel shaped with comparatively high sideportions to serve asguides for the vehicle wheels, and with comparatively lowcenter portions onto which the vehicle wheels may be easily rolled; said transfer table ii-Ieluding asurface upon which, the wheels of thefvehicle may roll while not on sai dsupports, sai'disur- 

